He was a parishioner of St. Joseph-St. Thomas R.C. Parish, Pleasant Plains.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Maria Mallozzi-Imerato, in 2008.

Surviving, along with his daughter, Pat, are his wife of 58 years, the former Elena Rocco; his son, Joseph; a sister, Lisa Sprecavichio, and five grandchildren.

The funeral will be Wednesday from the Harmon Home for Funerals South Shore, Pleasant Plains, with a mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. Church, Pleasant Plains. Burial will follow in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.